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Claims quest/m1/vaapi-radeonsi.md.

Problem

On an AMD RX 9070 (radeonsi), moq-video's VA-API encoder published an H.264 stream nothing could decode, BT.601 colors off by up to 10 code values, and a bitrate that wouldn't drop under about 1.3 Mbps at 720p. The default vaapi feature from moq-dev/moq#8013 makes that what an AMD-only host publishes.

Approach

All three causes were in moq-vaapi, so the fix is moq-dev/vaapi#13, which has the evidence:

• H.264 bytes: radeonsi writes the packed SPS and PPS, and the slice's NAL header, only from a packed slice header. moq-vaapi now packs one on every picture, as it already did for H.265.
• Bitrate: a QP ceiling of 36 set a smallest picture on iHD as well as radeonsi. It is now 51.
• Chroma: not an offset. Mesa's VPP reads the BT.601 standard as SMPTE 170M primaries and gamut-maps. On Mesa, moq-vaapi now names each side explicitly with equal primaries.

With #13 patched in, all 19 of moq-video's VA-API tests pass on the RX 9070 (renderD129, Mesa 26.2.5), the ignored 1080p ladder included. On moq-vaapi 0.2.0, 7 fail. No radeonsi refusal is needed, so Kind::Auto keeps VA-API on AMD.

This PR rewrites the quest to what remains: bump moq-vaapi once a release carries #13, and update moq-video's module docs. The quest's Waiting item has the maintainer merge #13 and publish moq-vaapi 0.2.1, a patch since no public API changes.

Impact

• Public API: none. Wire: none.

Alternatives

• Refuse radeonsi for H.264 encode by vendor string, as the quest planned if the bytes were the driver's. Not needed: they were ours.
• Skip VPP on radeonsi and convert on the CPU. Not needed: an explicit VA color description gets a matrix-only conversion from Mesa.

Validation

• just ci on 2220cc3d29: pass.
• quest check --base origin/main: pass.
• moq-video VA-API tests (cargo nextest run -p moq-video --features openh264 --lib --run-ignored all, filtered to encode::backend::vaapi, decode::backend::vaapi and frame::vaapi) on renderD129 with Nix Mesa 26.2.5 and MOQ_VAAPI_DEVICE=/dev/dri/renderD129: 19/19 with Fix for audio breaking after a certain time into the stream #13 patched in locally (not committed), 12/19 on 0.2.0.

Review

Codex gpt-6.1-sol at medium effort via quest review --base origin/main, head 2220cc3d293d6a799c7ab26625d3d77c79fe0628: 0 findings. The moq-vaapi change had its own review on moq-dev/vaapi#13 (head 824d710, one finding fixed, then 0).

Head 99690fdcfb changes only the quest/m1/README.md index line to drop the refused-node outcome (pullfrog's note); a one-line doc fix, so no new quest review run. quest check --base origin/main: pass.

Head 973afeab52 applies CodeRabbit's three doc notes (index line names the dependency update, plan refreshes Cargo.lock, the release check names 0.2.1 exactly): three wording lines in quest docs, so no new quest review run. quest check --base origin/main: pass.

Follow-ups

• Upstream Mesa: radeonsi ignores the VA rule that a driver writes its own slice header when the app packs none. It drops the packed SPS/PPS and writes nal_unit_type 0. moq-vaapi no longer depends on that, but other VA clients that pack only parameter sets hit it. Filing it is outside moq-dev, so it waits on the maintainer.

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Walkthrough

The VA-API quest now reports that a patch to moq-vaapi addresses H.264 packed headers, the QP ceiling, and Mesa color metadata, and that 19 tests pass with the patch. It records remaining dependency and documentation updates, and a condition to wait for moq-vaapi 0.2.1. The README now states that AMD H.264 encode decoding follows that release.

Merge Risk: Low · up to 99690

This documentation-only update is mergeable with minor follow-up: include the lockfile update, check the required release directly, and clarify that the fixes take effect after the dependency is updated locally.

Pre-merge checks: 4

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title describes the quest update and its dependency on the moq-vaapi release.
Linked Issues check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Description check		The description matches the quest and README changes. It describes the fixes, test results, and remaining release and documentation work.

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Reviewed commit 2220cc3 against base 619f5c8.

No actionable findings in this documentation-only update. The revised quest preserves the remaining release, dependency bump, and module-documentation work rather than treating the locally patched hardware result as a shipped fix. I checked the linked moq-dev/vaapi#13 report: it describes the same three causes and 19/19 downstream test result, and remains open. This head still depends on moq-vaapi 0.2.0.

Direction: keep the quest open until the release containing #13 is available and actually adopted here. The existing default-VA-API/radeonsi issue is not resolved in the shipped dependency by this PR alone. Retain hardware validation when completing that bump.

Verification limits: GitHub source and report inspection only. I did not independently review all upstream implementation changes, execute CI, or reproduce AMD/Intel hardware measurements. This is a COMMENT, not an approval.

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ℹ️ Minor suggestions only.

Reviewed changes

• Quest rescoped to the upstream fix: quest/m1/vaapi-radeonsi.md now records that the three radeonsi defects were fixed in moq-dev/vaapi#13 (packed H.264 slice header, QP ceiling 51, explicit Mesa color standard), and is resized [M] → [S].
• Release wait and remaining work: adds a ## Waiting item asking the maintainer to merge #13 and publish moq-vaapi 0.2.1, leaving only the workspace dependency bump and a radeonsi note in the encoder module docs before the quest is deleted.

ℹ️ m1's index line still offers the refused-node fallback

The rewrite concludes that no radeonsi refusal is needed and Kind::Auto keeps VA-API on AMD, but the quest's bullet in quest/m1/README.md still ends "or the node is refused for OpenH264". A reader scanning m1 would expect a fallback path this PR rules out; the bullet should state only the outcome that remains.

Technical details

# m1 README bullet predates the rescope

## Affected sites
- `quest/m1/README.md:54` — "AMD's VA-API H.264 encode decodes, or the node is refused for OpenH264"

## Required outcome
- The one-line summary matches the rewritten quest: radeonsi's VA-API H.264 encode produces a decodable stream, so `Kind::Auto` keeps VA-API there, with no refused-node path.

## Open questions for the human
- None; the quest body is the authority after this PR.

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✅ No new issues found.

Reviewed changes

• m1 index line reworded: quest/m1/README.md:54 now reads "AMD's VA-API H.264 encode decodes, once moq-vaapi 0.2.1 ships", dropping the refused-node fallback the rewritten quest rules out. This addresses the prior ℹ️ finding, and a repo-wide grep confirms no other file still describes a refused radeonsi node.
• Quest body unchanged: quest/m1/vaapi-radeonsi.md is identical to the previously reviewed version.

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Actionable comments posted: 3

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• Fix comments: Fix CodeRabbit comments on this PR

Prompt to fix all issues

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only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
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Inline comments:
Review comments at @quest/m1/README.md:
- Line 54: Update the `VA-API encode is correct on radeonsi` entry to make its
condition require both `moq-vaapi` 0.2.1 being published and `moq` updating its
dependency and lockfile.

Review comments at @quest/m1/vaapi-radeonsi.md:
- Around line 25-28: Update the quest’s remaining-work description to include
updating and committing Cargo.lock alongside the moq-vaapi dependency bump;
retain the existing module-doc update and quest-deletion steps.
- Line 37: Update the moq-vaapi release check to verify that version 0.2.1 is
published directly, rather than relying on cargo search output for the latest
version; keep the quest check satisfied when 0.2.1 exists even if a newer
version is available.

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